While preparing to install the newly rebuilt rear end in the 65 A code vert that I'm having an affair with, I was removing the old fuel and brake hardlines that travel along the tunnel when I discover that this car was originally a single exhaust pony due to the location of the bracket that is welded to the body underneath towards the rear.
Here's a photo that someone supplied me years ago with the bracket in place for a dual exhaust setup. If you look to the right you will see an upside down "L" embossed in the car's sheetmetal. This is where the single exhaust bracket resides.
So my job will be to drill out the welds of the current bracket, rebend it and weld it to the dual exhaust location. If you don't relocate this bracket:
1. You will find that the new long hardline that travels along the tunnel is too long.
2. The rubber flex line that travels from the rear end axle housing to this bracket might be way too close to the dual exhaust pipe.
This is what I had to do to Red a few years ago.
Here's a photo that someone supplied me years ago with the bracket in place for a dual exhaust setup. If you look to the right you will see an upside down "L" embossed in the car's sheetmetal. This is where the single exhaust bracket resides.
So my job will be to drill out the welds of the current bracket, rebend it and weld it to the dual exhaust location. If you don't relocate this bracket:
1. You will find that the new long hardline that travels along the tunnel is too long.
2. The rubber flex line that travels from the rear end axle housing to this bracket might be way too close to the dual exhaust pipe.
This is what I had to do to Red a few years ago.